Windows 7 officially named Windows 7

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited October 2008 in Science & Tech
That is the refreshing sound of sanity blowing out of Redmond, WA as the official Windows 7 blog announces that Microsoft's next operating system is officially named Windows 7.... Continue reading

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  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    good.
  • jaredjared College Station, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Hell of a lot better that Vista.

    Already of to a good start i'd say.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    This is Microsoft's last chance to fix what they did horribly wrong with Vista.

    Lose the marketing bullshit. Focus on a solid product, and do what you are GOOD at, MS. Please!
  • ColgereColgere Cincinnati, OH Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    As I said on IRC, with Windows, failure is never an option. It comes bundled with every install...
  • NiGHTSNiGHTS San Diego Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    ...I guess I fail to see how giving a name to a product is a bad thing.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Windows 7. Hmm, that does have a nice, no-nonsense ring to it. Hope the name is indicative of the contents and not just a snappy symbol.
  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Windows 7? Ok, I can deal with that.

    But when is Microsoft going to get it? Their product branding sucks!

    Windows 3.1. Windows 95,98,2000. Windows ME. Windows NT, XP. Windows Vista. Windows 7.

    What a mess. Consistency is such a solid foundation, and Microsoft sucks at it.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Everyone, and I mean <i>everyone</i> knows that Windows Vista is newer than XP. Is consistency really that important?
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited October 2008
    UPSLynx wrote:
    Windows 7? Ok, I can deal with that.

    But when is Microsoft going to get it? Their product branding sucks!

    Windows 3.1. Windows 95,98,2000. Windows ME. Windows NT, XP. Windows Vista. Windows 7.

    What a mess. Consistency is such a solid foundation, and Microsoft sucks at it.

    Doesn't seem to have hurt them much though, eh?
  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    I'll wait until 7.1.
  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    I'm not arguing whether it's hurt the company or not.

    But in my eyes, their image is terrible.

    It makes it look like they run a sloppy shop and they don't really know what they want.

    I'm glad they've stuck to functional simplicity. I hope they stick with it this time.
  • WingaWinga Mr South Africa Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    UPSLynx wrote:
    Windows 3.1. Windows 95,98,2000. Windows ME. Windows NT, XP. Windows Vista. Windows 7.

    What a mess. Consistency is such a solid foundation, and Microsoft sucks at it.
    If Microsoft's math is anything to go by and how they arrived at the number 7 despite making their latest offering version 6.1 then I must agree.
    Buddy J wrote:
    I'll wait until 7.1.

    If they making 7 version 6.1 then you'll miss out on Windows 7 completely ;D
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Buddy J wrote:
    I'll wait until 7.1.

    i'm waiting for windows 7.11 - windows 7 for slurpies.
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